Assistant Professor | School of Information Science
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In exploratory factor analysis, one postulates that there is a smaller set of unobserved (latent) variables or constructs that underlie the variables that actually were observed or measured.
What hangs together?
Do all the items actually measure the construct you are interested in?
Negative Affect
Perceived Severity
Attitudes Toward Sunscreen
Spectator Motivation to Exercise
HPV Discussion Facilitation
Scientific Communication
Defining the Donut
Presenting as Performance
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two? Does that seem right? To the average person that means that if they have to go to a funeral, they’d be better off in the casket than giving the eulogy.”
Step 1: Consider the donut
If the donut is your field, the hole is the gap you’re trying to fill.
Step 2: Analyze your audience
Consider the following questions:
Step 3: Identify your throughline
What is the invisible thread that binds your story together?
Step 4: Analyze Your audience
Use analogies and little jargon
Step 5: End with a clear conclusion
You should always:
Think of a research project or topic you are interested in.
How would you explain this to a group of 2 to 4 year olds?
Chris Ferrie - PhD in Applied Mathematics
Topics range across:
What specific strategies do the books take to explain their subject matter?
Are they effective? Why or why not?
BE SELECTIVE in your details.
Developing your identity as a speaker
View your talk as a performance of your identity.
It takes time, preparation, and practice to convey the image you want to the audience.
Remember that energy does not equal effectiveness.
The audience does not want to be bored.
Engage by utilizing immediacy and speaking to them directly
This grants you more leniency for mistakes.
The visual aid complements your presentation.
The slides give the audience context.
If you want them to pay attention to you, only use images.
UKY has a variety of professional, branded materials appropriate for your talks:
https://www.uky.edu/prmarketing/branding-resources/brand-assets
Content to support your talk goes here
Visual goes here (image, graph, table, chart, etc.)
flowchart LR
A((Premise))
B((Core Conflict))
C((Tension))
D((Turning Point))
E((Resolution))
A-->B
B-->C
C-->D
D-->E
Your throughline connects the pieces
Remember the hole in the field that you are trying to fill.
Adapt the content to the audience.
Think about how your presentation reflects the identity you want.
Turn your talk into a story
No one expects you to be perfect right away. Embrace the mistakes because they’ve happened to everyone.
You have successfully put together a quantitative research study. The next step is to present this work to your peers at an academic conference. The content for the final week in the course centers on effective dissemination and presentation of your empirical results. You should leave the day feeling prepared for your final course presentations, as well as any conference presentations you plan to submit to in the future.